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What is cannon fodder?

What is cannon fodder? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Military forces considered to be expendable.
  2. (rare) Artillery ammunition.
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Thousands of unemployed rural youth have been used as cannon fodder for the war.
I was a prime example, a fledgling member, of the brotherhood of benighted working class cannon fodder the US is so famous for.
Why should we be good enough to be cannon fodder but not good enough to serve at home?
I thank the Liberal government for giving me more cannon fodder to use in the next election.
Cllr McCarthy expressed the view that the Irish, Australians and Canadians were used as cannon fodder without a care.
I was dubious about claims of Scots being used as cannon fodder in past wars.

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